If you want to buy the French tarragon variety, just take a leaf and eat it. The French tarragon is a very strong refreshing anise flavor. It will only be in a plant form, not in a seed for general use. Pinch the tops off for cooking, and they will get bushier. Put the herb in at the end of cooking, to keep the flavor and color. The dried flavor is not nearly as good, but infusing vinegar with the end of my harvest tarragon is a heavenly scent holiday present to friends and family. It is one of the earlier perenials to come back in my herb garden.